Patents by Inventor Gary McKay

Gary McKay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11340073
    Abstract: A method for determining an estimated position of a device within a location, the device comprising at least one movement sensor configured to generate sensor data, and the device storing a map of the location, the map being divided into a plurality of regions, the method comprising: calculating an estimated position for the device within the location based on the sensor data; determining an estimated region of the plurality of regions for the device based on the estimated position; calculating an estimated heading for the device based on the sensor data; comparing the estimated heading to a most-likely heading associated with the estimated region to generate a difference between the two headings; and setting the estimated heading to the most-likely heading associated with the estimated region if difference between the two headings is greater than a threshold heading difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: LIVING MAP LIMITED
    Inventors: James Hammack, Perry Wischow, Gary McKay, Tim Fendley
  • Publication number: 20210048298
    Abstract: A method for determining an estimated position of a device within a location, the device comprising at least one movement sensor configured to generate sensor data, and the device storing a map of the location, the map being divided into a plurality of regions, the method comprising: calculating an estimated position for the device within the location based on the sensor data; determining an estimated region of the plurality of regions for the device based on the estimated position; calculating an estimated heading for the device based on the sensor data; comparing the estimated heading to a most-likely heading associated with the estimated region to generate a difference between the two headings; and setting the estimated heading to the most-likely heading associated with the estimated region if difference between the two headings is greater than a threshold heading difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: LIVING MAP LIMITED
    Inventors: James Hammack, Perry Wischow, Gary McKay, Tim Fendley